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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 109.63 Cr
More than 52 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.25%
11,466 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is lowest in 264 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 47 days
With the administration of 52,69,137 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 109.63 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,11,61,268sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,79,823
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2nd Dose
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92,86,242
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,73,172
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2nd Dose
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1,60,78,615
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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42,70,75,454
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2nd Dose
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15,71,37,333
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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17,69,95,594
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2nd Dose
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10,09,75,416
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,09,59,534
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2nd Dose
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6,90,98,025
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Total
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1,09,63,59,208
The recovery of 11,961 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,37,87,047.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.25%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 136 consecutive days now.
11,466 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently at 1,39,683 is lowest in 264 days.Active cases presently constitute 0.41% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,78,728tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 61.85 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.20% remains less than 2% for the last 47 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be0.90%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below2% for last 37 days and below 3% for 72 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development for Kerala inaugurates Regional Review Meeting for Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector for Southern States/UTs in Thiruvananthapuram today
Secretary,Animal Husbandry and Dairying interacts with Additional Chief Secretary,Principal Secretary, Secretary along with concerned Directors of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of Southern States/UTs
Regional Review Meeting for the Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector for Southern States/UTs took place today in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Regional Review Meeting was inaugurated by the Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development for Kerala State, Smt. J. Chinchu Rani. The meeting was presided over by the Secretary  and other Senior Officers of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Secretary,Smt. Alka Upadhayay highlighted that the livestock sector is consistently growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate  of 7.67% during 2014-15 to 2021-22  which is attributed by parameters of Livestock Sector such as Dairy, Bovine, Poultry, Goatery/Piggery. She said livestock sector has contributed around 30.19% during the year 2021-22 in total agriculture and allied sector GVA .
In the meeting, Secretary reviewed the physical and financial progress of all animal husbandry and dairying schemes being implemented by Government of India in the States/UTs. She emphasized to liquidate unspent balances lying with States/UTs. Union Secretary also stressed that the issues relating legacy data up-dation, interest on payment through Bharatkosh need to be resolved on priority to enable Govt. of India to release funds to the States/UTs during the current financial year. She also reviewed status of vaccination against FMD and brucella, operationalization of Mobile Veterinary Units ,milk situation, fodder situation across the country. She also directed that each state should prepare micro plans for further actions.
She emphasized on feed and fodder availability and asked states to constitute taskforce to address the easy availability of balanced ration. She mentioned that preservation and protection of livestock through provision of healthcare is another thrust area for the Department. She advised that States need to accelerate FMD, Brucella and PPR vaccination. She also insisted that awareness campaigns should to be organized at gram panchayat level across States with active participation of Union Government, State Governments and District Officials for better outreach of scheme benefits to the livestock and dairy farmers.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules'
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy's proposal for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV  Modules' for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt  scale in high efficiency solar PV modules with an outlay of Rs.4,500 crore.
Solar capacity addition presently depends largely upon imported solar PV cells and modules as the domestic manufacturing industry has limited operational capacities of solar PV cells and modules. The National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules will reduce import dependence in a strategic sector like electricity. It will also support the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
Solar PV manufacturers will be selected through a transparent competitive bidding process. PLI will be disbursed for 5 years post commissioning of solar PV manufacturing plants, on sales of high efficiency solar PV modules. Manufacturers will be rewarded for higher efficiencies of solar PV modules and also for sourcing their material from the domestic market. Thus, the PLI amount will increase with increased module efficiency and increased local value addition.
The outcomes/ benefits expected from the scheme are as follows:
- Additional 10,000 MW capacity of integrated solar PV manufacturing plants,
- Direct investment of around Rs.17,200 crore in solar PV manufacturingprojects
- Demand of Rs.17,500 crore over 5 years for 'Balance of Materials',
- Direct employment of about 30,000 and Indirect employment of about1,20,000 persons,
- Import substitution of around Rs.17,500 crore every year, and
- Impetus to Research & Development to achieve higher efficiency in solar PV modules.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Council of Medical Research , India and the GARDP Foundation on Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Innovation, Switzerland
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research , India and the GARDP Foundation on Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Innovation to strengthen the relations within the framework of the international scientific and technological collaboration and to promote cooperation in fields of mutual interest. The MoU was signed by India in March’2021.
Benefits:
This MoU will further strengthen relations between India and the Switzerland within the framework of inter-national scientific and technological co-operation in fields of mutual-interest.
Financial Implications:
The ICMR-GARDP Collaborations will include establishing a strategy and modalities for financial and in-kind contributions by both Parties to ensure the success of the joint objectives. Funding may be provided directly to the other Party or to the third parties engaged in Projects. All financial and in-kind contributions will be subject of separate legally binding agreements.
Background:
ICMR promotes biomedical research in the country through intramural and extramural research. GARDP is a not-for-profit research and development organisation that addresses global public health needs by developing and delivering new or improved antibiotic treatments, while endeavouring to ensure their sustainable access.
Prime Minister's Office
PM requests all those who are eligible to get Covid Precaution Dose
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has requested all those who are eligible to get Covid Precaution Dose as India began administering Precaution Doses. He also applauded those who have got vaccinated today.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"India began administering Precaution Doses. Kudos to those who have got vaccinated today. I would request all those who are eligible to get vaccinated. As we all know, vaccination remains among the most effective means to fight COVID-19."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
With more than 8 lakh average tests every day, India scales up COVID-19 testing
Tests Per Million  now more than 27,000
Early identification of the COVID-19 infections through timely and aggressive TESTING has played a pivotal role in India’s strategy to fight the pandemic. Following the Centre-led policy of ‘TEST-TRACK-TREAT”, collaborative efforts of the State/UT governments have led to India consistently ramping up its testing infrastructure to touch a capacity of 10 lakh tests/day.
The 7-day average rolling numbers of tests/day indicate the determined, focussed, consistent and coordinated efforts of the Centre and the State/UT governments in this direction. The cumulative testing as on date has reached 3,76,51,512. 8,23,992 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Such high level of testing on a sustained basis leads to early diagnosis. Early diagnosis provides opportunities to isolate or hospitalise the positive cases adequately in advance. This in turn facilitates lower mortality rates.
Expanded diagnostic lab network and facilitation for easy testing across the country have given a substantial boost. Building on this achievement, the Tests Per Million  have seen a sharp increase to 27,284. It continues to maintain the constant upward trend.
The growing network of testing labs offer expanded opportunities to strengthen the testing facilities across the country. The total of 1540 labs today, including 992 labs in the government sector and 548 private labs, include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 790 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 632 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 118 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
About 32.92 Lakh Paddy Farmers have benefitted from KMS Procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 63563.79Crore.
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 has progressed smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala,Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar with purchase of over 336.67LMTs of paddy up to 05.12.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 279.91LMT showing an increase of 20.27 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 336.67 LMT, Punjab alone has purchased202.77 LMT till the close of procurement season in the state on 30.11.2020 which is 60.23 % of total procurement in the country.
About 32.92 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 63563.79Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.24 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 05.12.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured130619.34MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs. 702.21 Crores benefitting 74613 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Naduupto 05.12.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra, Gujarat,Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 05.12.2020 a quantity of 3832259 cotton bales valuing Rs.11084.78 Crore has been procured benefitting 750779 farmers.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
7,576 conveyance deeds and authorisation slips issued to the residents of Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi
PM-UDAY  Scheme was launched by Government in October, 2019, to confer/ recognise the ownership or mortgage/ transfer rights to the residents of 1,731 Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi. The scheme allows registration of properties at nominal rates by recognising General Power of Attorney , Will, Agreement to Sell, Possession Letter and any other documents including documents evidencing payment of consideration held by residents of unauthorised colonies. So far 7,576 conveyance deeds and authorisation slips have been issued.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
The National Policy on Disaster Management, while highlighting the role of Community Participation, has emphasized to encourage the efforts of States/Union Territories in this regard. It is further mentioned that Community plans will be dovetailed into the Panchayat, Block and District plans.
The National Disaster Management Authority  has implemented a Scheme of Aapda Mitra on pilot basis to train 6000 community volunteers  in 30 flood prone districts of 25 States/UTs in disaster response with a focus on flood, so that they can respond to the community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster. More than 5500 volunteers have been trained under the pilot scheme.
Based on the success of the pilot scheme, and request from the States/UTs, Government of India has approved the Up-Scaling of Aapda Mitra Scheme, covering 350 districts prone to flood, landslide, cyclone and earthquake to train 1,00,000 community volunteers in disaster response.
Apart from this, the National Disaster Response Force  conducts community awareness programmes for the capacity building of community in disaster management. In the year 2021, NDRF has trained 1380 community volunteers in disaster management.
NDRF is also conducting School Safety Programme  and imparting basic training to school children as well as teachers to evacuate themselves during an earthquake. During 2021, NDRF has conducted 81 SSPs covering 18,057 beneficiaries.
To inform, educate and to make the people aware, NDMA runs awareness generation campaigns through electronic and print media, including social media, on various disasters, from time to time. These campaigns include Do’s & Don’ts, Audio-Visual films, messages containing preparedness before, during and after disaster events.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
National Science Day celebrations at DRDO
DRDO celebrated National Science Day 2022 with the wide participation of scientists & staff. On this occasion, a special function was organised by Defence Science Forum at DRDO Bhawan. Dr M Ravichandran, Secretary Ministry of Earth Science was the Chief Guest of the event. The function was presided over by Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO.
In his keynote address, Dr M Ravichandran, Secretary Ministry of Earth Science stressed the need for integration of science & technology for the exploration of ocean resources for ocean research. Talking about the first manned ocean mission, he highlighted that the aim of the mission is to dive deep into the ocean up to 5000 meters under the Samudrayaan project. He said that the cutting-edge technology will help deep-ocean exploration, clean energy and the blue economy.
Secretary DD R&D and Chairman DRDO in his address congratulated the scientific community for its ongoing quest to achieve excellence and self-reliance. He emphasised that scientific temperament, humanism and the spirit of inquiry are the principles with which we design to equip our armed forces with indigenous products and technologies. In line with the theme of National Science Day, “Integrated approach in science and technology for a sustainable future”, DRDO shall always provide world-class S&T solutions for the defence of the nation and achieve the mission of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Twenty Nine research papers were received from various DRDO labs/establishments, out of which three research papers were selected & presented at the event as DRDO Science Day Oration. Defence Science Spectrum, a compilation of all the scientific papers received from labs, was also released by dignitaries on the occasion.
On this occasion, Monograph titled ‘Introduction to Explosive Reactive Armour’ authored by Harpal Singh Yadav former Sc-G from HEMRL, DRDO was released. The monograph describes the basic functioning of Explosive Reactive Armour and the fundamentals of explosion dynamics and shock waves which are relevant and necessary to understand the basic mechanism of ERA.
National Science Day is celebrated each year on 28 February to commemorate the discovery of the “Raman Effect” in 1928 by Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, which led to the Nobel Prize being awarded to him in the year 1930. The purpose of celebrating this day is to enhance scientific temper, popularization of science and encourage innovative activities by infusing scientific temperament in the masses and to create a positive scientific research culture.
Defence Science Forum is a platform of DRDO where scientists of various disciplines interact to foster fellowship, exchange of ideas with experts of different disciplines and debate the feasibility of interdisciplinary projects where expert opinions are required.
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President's Secretariat
President of India to visit Jammu and Himachal Pradesh from June 9 to 11
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will visit Jammu and Himachal Pradesh from June 9 to 11, 2022.
On June 9, 2022, the President will address the 5th annual convocation of Indian Institute of Management Jammu at Jammu.
On June 10, 2022, the President will address the 6th annual convocation of Central University of Himachal Pradesh at Dharamshala.
President's Secretariat
President of India to Visit Tripura and Assam from October 12 to 14
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Tripura and Assam from October 12 to 14, 2022.
On October 12, 2022, the President will inaugurate Tripura State Judicial Academy and lay the foundation stone for Tripura National Law University at Narsingarh, Agartala. On the same day, she will also virtually inaugurate an MLA Hostel at Capital Complex, Agartala and lay the foundation stones for - various projects of Government of Tripura related to roads, schools and hostels for students; Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Museum & Cultural Centre at Agartala and IIIT-Agartala - from Rabindra Sata Barshiki Bhawan, Agartala. In the evening, the President will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Government of Tripura at the Town Hall, Agartala.
On October 13, 2022, the President will flag off, from Agartala Railway Station, the special extension of Guwahati-Kolkata-Guwahati train upto Agartala and extension of Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express upto Khongsang, Manipur.
On the same day, at IIT Guwahati, the President will virtually inaugurate/lay the foundations stones for various projects of Union Ministries of Electronics & Information Technology and Health and Family Welfare and Government of Assam. These include Supercomputer facility Param Kamrupa and the facility for the design and development of high power microwave components at IIT Guwahati; Medical College and Hospital at Dhubri; and Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology  at Dibrugarh  and Jabalpur . In the evening, the President will attend a civic reception and cultural programme, to be hosted in her honour at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati.
On October 14, 2022, the President will virtually inaugurate/launch/lay the foundation stones for various projects of Government of Assam and Union Ministries of Road Transport & Highways, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Railways. These include launch of model Anganwadi Centers with modern facilities; and Mission Saubhagya; inauguration of Rail-Fed petroleum storage depot of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at Moinarbond, Silchar; two highway projects; foundation stones for 100 model Secondary Schools in the tea garden areas of Assam; two highway projects and modern Cargo-cum-Coaching Terminal at Aghtori, Guwahati; and flag off of a train from Guwahati to Lumding upto Shokhuvi  and Mandipathar .
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Penalties for wrongly claimed subsidies under FAME INDIA Scheme
The Ministry of Heavy Industries  had received complaints against 17 OEMs under the FAME India Scheme Phase-II the past 18 months mainly concerning two aspects viz. PMP compliance & Breach of Ex-factory price. Further, incentive payments were stopped in case of those complaints wherever detailed investigations were required.
The following steps were undertaken by MHI for investigation of complaints against the alleged Original Equipment Manufacturers :
- Disbursement of the demand incentives were put on hold
- Matter referred to Testing agencies of MHI for detailed investigation
After the examination of reports from testing agencies for the alleged OEMs, it was found that six OEMs were fully PMP Compliant while other seven OEMs have found to be violating PMP norms.
Further, four OEMs have agreed to refund the excess amount for the Breach of Ex-factory price to the customers/purchasers of electric vehicles .
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.